As the supermarkets come to expect those tomatoes and don't get them those prices are going to rise.

Artificially adding a penny a pound to whatever goes into a salad and a sandwich is good for corporate relations. But all it takes is for a larger buyer to say this program is costing us too much money and we can buy from somewhere else.

We're hopeful this turns into something that becomes a standard for performance in terms of how you treat your workers and train them. For businesses making decisions, we don't want Florida farms left out because of labor practices.

We expect this trend to continue during 2006 as house prices rise at a slower pace than earnings, therefore making it a little easier for first-time buyers to enter the market.

With what's going on with the aftermath of the hurricane, I would expect prices to go up rather than down in September.

If we don't have a particularly cold winter, we won't see prices rise dramatically.